2024-2025 Season Preview2024-04-03T13:46:56+00:00

2024-2025 Season At A Glance

MASTERWORKS

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Masterworks 1

Mozart & Tchaikovsky: Bekker Conducts Opening Weekend
Friday, September 20 & Saturday, September 21, 2024

Yuriy Bekker, conductor 
Kelly Mozeik, oboe  

Highlights include Bologne’s “Overture” from the Anonymous Lover, Mozart’s Concerto for Oboe in C Major and Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Overture and Capriccio Italien

Byron Stripling

Harlem Renaissance with Byron Stripling
Thursday, September 26, 2024

Byron Stripling, conductor, vocalist, trumpet

Enjoy the first Pops concert of the season celebrating 100 years of the golden Harlem Renaissance for a night of symphonic jazz including music from Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, and Louis Armstrong. 

Rach 3

Rach 3 Featuring Pianist Jeremy Denk
Thursday, October 10 & Friday, October 11, 2024

Hugh Wolff, conductor 
Jeremy Denk, piano  


Weston’s Subwaves, Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor &
Symphonic Dances

Carmina Burana

Save the date! Richmond Ballet’s Carmina Burana
Friday, October 18, 2024

We are thrilled to continue our artistic partnership with the Gaillard Center this fall with Richmond Ballet’s Carmina Burana featuring the orchestra and CSO Chorus. Performance details, including ticket information, will be announced at a later date.

Sanctuary Road

Sanctuary Road: In Pursuit of Freedom
Friday, November 8 & Saturday, November 9, 2024

Andrew Grams, conductor
Laquita Mitchell, soprano
Melody Wilson, mezzo-soprano
Joshua Blue, tenor
Malcolm J. Merriweather, baritone
Benjamin Taylor, bass-baritone
Charleston Symphony Orchestra Chorus

Works by Copland and Barber with Sanctuary Road, created by Paul Moravec and Mark Campbell.
 

Holiday Pops!

Holiday Pops! A Spectacular Celebration
Wednesday, December 19-Friday, December 21, 2024

Yuriy Bekker, Conductor
Soloists to be announced soon
Charleston Symphony Orchestra Chorus 

One of Charleston’s favorite holiday traditions. 

Anne Akiko Meyers

Symphonie fantastique with Violinist Anne Akiko Meyers
Friday, January 10 & Saturday, January 11, 2025

Hans Graf, conductor
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin


Ravel’s
Mother Goose, the
Barber Violin Concerto, and Berlioz Symphonie fantastique

 

Totally 80s

Music of the Movies: Totally 80s
Friday, January 24, 2025

Yuriy Bekker, conductor
Jean Luisa Kelly, vocals

The orchestra will perform selections from favorite 80s movie soundtracks with co-host Jean Louisa Kelly actress, singer, and dancer on Broadway, television, and film.

Tessa Lark

Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concert and Debussy’s La mer
Friday, February 7 & Saturday, February 8, 2025

Michael Francis, conductor
Tessa Lark, violin

Program includes Jessie Montgomery’s Strum for string orchestra Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto, and Debussy’s La mer

 

Masterworks 5 with JoAnn Falletta

Beethoven’s 5th Symphony with Conductor JoAnn Falletta
Friday, March 7 & Saturday, March 8, 2025

JoAnn Falletta, conductor
George Li, piano
Charleston Symphony Youth Orchestras (CSYO & CSYS)

Price’s Ethiopia’s Shadow in America, Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 1, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5

Bond and Beyond

Bond and Beyond
Saturday, April 22, 2025

Yuriy Bekker, conductor
Chloe Lowry, vocals

In this year’s Pops season finale we celebrate the iconic James Bond films spanning decades and generations. 

Mikhail Agrest conducts the Resurrection Symphony

Mahler 2: The Resurrection Symphony
Friday, March 28 & Saturday, March 29, 2025

Mikhail Agrest, conductor
Soloists will be announced
Charleston Symphony Orchestra Chorus

An epic masterpiece, Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”

Mak Grgric and Jose Luis Gomez

Brahms’ Symphony No 2 with Conductor José Luis Gomez
Thursday, April 10 & Friday, April 11, 2025

José Luis Gomez, conductor
Mak Grgic, guitar

Rimsky-Korsakov’s Capriccio espagnol, Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez, and Brahms’ Symphony No. 2

 

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